Kemijärvi
Kemijärvi
Giemajávri Kiemâjävri Ǩeeʹmmjäuʹrr | |
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Town | |
| Kemijärven kaupunki Kemijärvi stad | |
Kemijärvi Church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Kemijärvi in Finland | |
Interactive map of Kemijärvi | |
| Coordinates: 66°43′N 027°26′E / 66.717°N 27.433°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Lapland |
| Sub-region | Eastern Lapland |
| Charter | 1957 |
| City rights | 1973 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Pekka Iivari |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 3,930.91 km2 (1,517.73 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,504.39 km2 (1,353.05 sq mi) |
| • Water | 425.84 km2 (164.42 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 13th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 6,918 |
| • Rank | 133rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.97/km2 (5.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 5.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 50.3% |
| • 65 or older | 40% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Kemijärvi (Northern Sami: Giemajávri; Inari Sami: Kiemâjävri; Skolt Sami: Ǩeeʹmmjäuʹrr) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the sub-region of Eastern Lapland.